Independent expert witness support, Level III consulting, thermographer training, and program audits. Over two decades of field practice across electric utility, industrial, commercial, and optical gas imaging systems. Built for attorneys, insurers, and asset owners who need defensible answers.
Look Management Group is the practice of Jeff Ryerson, a Level III Certified Master Thermographer with more than twenty years of field work across electric utility, commercial, and industrial systems. The goal is simple. Straightforward analysis. Defensible opinion. Reports that hold up when scrutinized.
After successfully building and operating Look Thermography, Corp., Jeff now consults selectively. The work is narrower, the stakes are higher, and the engagements demand seasoned judgment rather than high volume.
Clients engage Look Management Group when the technical question matters. Litigation involving a fire, equipment failure, or inspection dispute. An insurance claim that hinges on the interpretation of a thermal image. A utility or facilities program that needs an independent read on whether its inspections are defensible against current standards. A thermographer pursuing Level III who needs a mentor who has actually done the work.
There is no equipment to sell. No recurring inspection contract to protect. The opinion you receive is the opinion of the standards, the data, and the field.
Every assignment is handled personally by a Level III Master Thermographer. No junior analysts. No outsourced reports. No hedged opinions dressed up as conclusions.
Case review, report analysis, deposition, and trial testimony for matters involving infrared thermography, thermal imaging interpretation, inspection methodology, and predictive maintenance practice. Technical opinion grounded in two decades of field practice and the recognized standards of the profession.
Strategic and technical advisory for organizations building or running thermographic inspection programs. Camera selection, specification development, vendor qualification, procedure writing, quality control, and program-level troubleshooting. For owners, not sellers.
One-on-one and small-group mentoring for thermographers pursuing Level I, II, and III certification. Field technique refinement, report-quality coaching, and focused instruction on electrical IR inspection, substation thermography, switchgear, and optical gas imaging (OGI).
Independent audit of existing inspection programs against NFPA 70B and ASTM E1934 / E1213. Blind re-analysis of findings. Identification of systemic gaps in technique, calibration, or reporting that expose the asset owner to risk, delivered with clear recommendations and a prioritized path forward.
Decades of inspection, reporting, and program engagement across the systems where thermal imaging carries real operational and legal consequence.
No equipment to sell. No inspection contracts to protect. No manufacturer allegiance shading the answer. The engagement is technical. The opinion is the data.
Level III Master Thermographer through the Infraspection Institute, the recognized professional credential for the discipline. Backed by a Bachelor of Science in Electronic Engineering.
Thousands of hours on real transmission lines, real substations, real switchgear, real plant floors, and real roofs. The work informs the testimony.
Every conclusion tied to a recognized standard, a traceable measurement, and a repeatable method. Written to survive cross-examination, not impress the reader.
“The strength of a thermography opinion is the chain between the image, the method, and the written standard. Break any link and the argument fails.”
Initial conversations are direct, confidential, and free of obligation. If the matter is a fit, you'll get a clear scope and a straight answer. If it isn't, you'll get an honest referral.
Response window: 1 business day, typically same day.
Retainer & fee schedule provided on scope confirmation.
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